Surface

Area and
Volume
 Surface Area of Prisms
Surface Area = The total area of the
surface of a three-dimensional object
(Or think of it as the amount of paper you’ll
need to wrap the shape.)
Prism = A solid object that has two
identical ends and all flat sides.

We will start with 2 prisms – a rectangular

prism and a triangular prism.
Rectangular Triangular
Prism Prism
 Surface Area (SA) of a
Rectangular Prism

Like dice,
there are
six sides
(or 3 pairs
of sides)
Prism net - unfolded
• Add the area of all 6 sides to find the
Surface Area.

6 - height

5 - width
10 - length
 SA = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

6 - height

5 - width
10 - length
SA = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
SA = 2 (10 x 5) + 2 (10 x 6) + 2 (5 x 6)
= 2 (50) + 2(60) + 2(30)
= 100 + 120 + 60
= 280 units squared
 Practice

12 ft

10 ft

22 ft

SA = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

= 2(22 x 10) + 2(22 x 12) + 2(10 x 12)

= 2(220) + 2(264) + 2(120)

= 440 + 528 + 240

= 1208 ft squared
Surface Area of a
Triangular Prism
•2 bases
(triangular)
•3 sides
(rectangular)
Unfolded net of a triangular
prism
 2(area of triangle) + Area
of rectangles
Area Triangles = ½ (b x h)
= ½ (12 x 15)
= ½ (180)
= 90
15ft

Area Rect. 1 =bxh

= 12 x 25
= 300

SA = 90 + 90 + 300 + 500
Area Rect. 2 = 25 x 20 + 500
= 500
SA = 1480 ft squared
 Practice
Triangles = ½ (b x h)

9 cm
= ½ (8 x 7)

7 cm = ½ (56)

8 cm = 28 cm
Rectangle 1 = 10 x 8

10 cm = 80 cm
Rectangle 2 = 9 x 10
= 90 cm
Add them all up
SA = 28 + 28 + 80 + 90 + 90
SA = 316 cm squared
Surface Area of a
Cylinder
 Review
•Surface area is like the amount of
paper you’ll need to wrap the shape.
•You have to “take apart” the shape
and figure the area of the parts.
•Then add them together for the
Surface Area (SA)
 Parts of a cylinder
A cylinder has 2 main
parts.
A rectangle
and
A circle – well, 2
circles really.

Put together they

 The Soup Can
Think of the Cylinder as a soup
can.
You have the top and bottom lid
(circles) and you have the label
(a rectangle – wrapped around
the can).

The lids and the label are related.

The circumference of the lid is
the same as the length of the
label.
 Area of the Circles
Formula for Area of Circle
A=  r2
= 3.14 x 32
= 3.14 x 9
= 28.26

But there are 2 of them so

28.26 x 2 = 56.52 units
squared
 The Rectangle
This has 2 steps. To
find the area we need
base and height.
Height is given (6)
but the base is not as
easy.

Notice that the base

is the same as the
 Find Circumference
Formula is
C=xd
= 3.14 x 6 (radius doubled)
= 18.84
Now use that as your base.
A=bxh
= 18.84 x 6 (the height
given)
= 113.04 units squared
 Add them together
Now add the area of the
circles and the area of
the rectangle together.

56.52 + 113.04 = 169.56

units squared

The total Surface Area!

 Formula

SA = ( d x h) + 2 ( r )
2

Label Lids
(2)
Area of Rectangle Area
of Circles
 Practice
Be sure you know the difference between a radius and a
diameter!

SA = ( d x h) + 2 ( r2)
= (3.14 x 22 x 14) + 2 (3.14
x 112)
= (367.12) + 2 (3.14 x 121)
= (367.12) + 2 (379.94)
= (367.12) + (759.88)
= 1127 cm2
 More Practice!
SA = ( d x h) + 2 ( r2)
= (3.14 x 11 x 7) + 2 ( 3.14
x 5.52)
= (241.78) + 2 (3.14 x
30.25)
= (241.78) + 2 (3.14 x
94.99) 11 cm
= (241.78) + 2 (298.27)
= (241.78) + (596.54)
= 838.32 cm2 7 cm
Surface Area of a
Pyramid
 Pyramid Nets
A pyramid has
2 shapes:
One (1)
square
&
Four (4)
triangles
Since you know how to find
the areas of those shapes
and add them.
Or…
you can use a formula…
SA = ½ lp + B

Where l is the Slant Height

and
p is the perimeter and
B is the area of the Base
 SA = ½ lp + B 8

Perimeter = (2 x 7) + (2 x 6) = 26 5
Slant height l = 8 ;
6
SA = ½ lp + B 7

= ½ (8 x 26) + (7 x 6) *area
of the base*
= ½ (208) + (42)
= 104 + 42
= 146 units 2
 Practice
18

SA = ½ lp + B 10

= ½ (18 x 24) + 6
6

(6 x 6)
= ½ (432) + Slant height =
18

(36) Perimeter = 6x4

= 24

= 216 + 36
What is the extra information in the
= 252 units
diagram? 2
Volume of Prisms and
Cylinders
 Volume
• The number of cubic units
needed to fill the shape.
Find the volume of this prism
by counting how many cubes
tall, long, and wide the prism
is and then multiplying.
• There are 24 cubes in the
prism, so the volume is 24
cubic units.
2 x 3 x 4 = 24
2 – height
3 – width
4 – length
 Formula for Prisms
VOLUME OF A PRISM

The volume V of a prism is the

area of its base B times its height
h.
V = Bh

Note – the capital letter stands for the AREA of the

BASE not the linear measurement.
 Try It

3 ft -
V = Bh
4 ft -
width height Find area of the
base
8 ft -
length = (8 x 4) x
3
= (32) x 3
Multiply it by the
height
= 96 ft 3
 Practice
V = Bh
12 cm
= (22 x 10)
10 cm
x 12
22 cm
= (220) x
12
= 2640 cm3
 Cylinders
VOLUME OF A CYLINDER

The volume V of a cylinder is the area

of its base, r2, times its height h.
V =  r2 h

Notice that r2 is the formula for area

of a circle.
 Try It
V = r2h
The radius of the cylinder is 5 m,
and the height is 4.2 m
V = 3.14 · 52 · 4.2 Substitute the values
you know.
V = 329.7
 Practice
13 cm -
radius
7 cm -
height

V = r2h Start with the

formula

V = 3.14 x 132 x 7 substitute

what you know

= 3.14 x 169 x 7 Solve using

order of Ops.
 Lesson Quiz
Find the volume of each solid to the nearest
tenth. Use 3.14 for .

1. 2.

4,069.4 m3
861.8 cm3

3. triangular prism: base area = 24 ft2, height = 13 ft

312 ft3
Volume of Pyramids
Remember that Volume
of a Prism is B x h
where b is the area of
the base.
You can see that
Volume of a pyramid
will be less than that of
a prism.
How much less? Any
guesses?
If you said 2/3 less, you
Volume of a win!
Pyramid:
V = (1/3) Area of the Base x
height
V = (1/3) Bh
Volume of a Pyramid = 1/3 x
Volume of a Prism

+ + =
Find the volume of the square pyramid with
base edge length 9 cm and height 14 cm.

The base is a square with a side

length of 9 cm, and the height is
14 cm.

V = 1/3 Bh
14 cm
= 1/3 (9 x 9)(14)
= 1/3 (81)(14)
= 1/3 (1134)
= 378 cm3
 Practice

V = 1/3 Bh
= 1/3 (5 x 5) (10)
= 1/3 (25)(10)
= 1/3 250
= 83.33 units3
 Quiz
Find the volume of each figure.

1. a rectangular pyramid with length

25 cm, width 17 cm, and height 21
cm
2975 cm3
2. a triangular pyramid with base
edge length 12 in. a base altitude
of 9 in. and height 10 in.
360 in3
End